LONDON: Carlos Alberto has apologised to Michael Owen after branding the England striker a “midget” who should clean England captain David Beckham’s boots.
Azerbaijan boss Carlos Alberto had been angered by what he believed were comments made by Owen in the run-up to Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier where the Real Madrid striker allegedly said England would score eight goals, the same number the former Soviet republic conceded against Poland, and he himself would net five.
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